Jump-Start Your Thinking - Thinking Directions

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Jump-Start Your Thinking ... Questions are the motor of thinking. A question puts your subconscious databanks into motion—it's a request to the subconscious to ... 212-972-9495 [email protected] Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Jump-StartYourThinkingThinkingTips Questionsarethemotorofthinking.Aquestionputsyoursubconsciousdatabanksintomotion—it’sarequesttothesubconscioustoprovideinformation.AlthoughIteachtechniquestogeneratequestionstomovethinkingalong,sometimesit’shelpfultousepre-packagedquestionsinadditiontoorinsteadofyourown. Towarmupyourthinkingonasubject,MarciaYudkinrecommended1answeringthissetofsixquestionsonpaper,allowingyourselfexactlythreeminutesperquestion: Describeit.Whatareitsphysicalcharacteristics? Defineit.Whatareitsessentialqualities? Compareit.Whatisitsimilartoanddifferentfrom? Analyzeit.Whatareitsparts? Associatefromit.Whatdoesitremindyouof? Argueforitandagainstit.Whataretheprosandcons? Theseareexcellentquestionstojump-startyourthinking.Theycoversixlogicalprocesses:concretization,definition,differentiation,analysis,analogy,andproof.In6weeks,Ihaveusedthemadozentimes. Ifindthatthreeminutesperquestionistheperfectamountoftime.It’slongenoughthatyouhavetopushyourselfabitandshortenoughthatyoudon’tgetdiscouragedorboggeddowntryingfortheperfectanswer.AndwhenI’mfinished,I’mnotjustwarmedup—I’vegeneratedasubstantialamountofusefulmaterial. Youcanusethis3-minutetechniquewithsetsofquestionsfordifferentpurposes.Goodpre-packagedquestionsappearinmany“howto”books.Forexample,hereisasetofquestionsfordescribingaproblem: ProblemDescription2 Whatisitwe’retryingtoexplain?Whatisthedifferencebetweenhowthingsareandhowtheyshouldbe? Wheredoweobservethishappening? Whendoesitoccur? Howseriousorhowextensiveisit? Andherearequestionsforimprovingaregulardecisionprocess: DecisionImprovement3 Whatmakesthiskindofdecisiondifficult? Whatkindsoferrorsareoftenmade? Howwouldanexpertmakethisdecisiondifferentlythananovice?Identifycuesandstrategiestheexpertsuse. HowcanIpracticeandgetfeedbacktohelpmemakethisdecisionbetternexttime? I’vecollectedtheseandotherquestion-setsandwrittenthemonindexcards.NowwhenIfaceapuzzle,Ilookthroughthecards,thenchoosethemostrelevantquestionstospurmeonmyway.I’mfindingthatquestionsIreadaboutyearsagoaresuddenlyhelpfulinnewsituations.Forexample,I’veadaptedthequestionsforimprovingdecisions(above)intoasetforimprovingjudgment. Askingmyselfpre-packagedquestionshasbecomeanindispensabletechniqueforme.I’veaddedthistooltomyworkshop,andIamrecommendingittoyou.Collectpre-packagedquestions.Then,whenyouneedtojump-startyourthinking,simplychooseanappropriateset,andspendthreeminutesansweringeachoneonpaper.Itwillbetimewellspent. Notes: 1. MarciaYudkinreportsthissetofquestionsiscalled“Cubing”byitscreator,ElizabethHowe,inherCDcourse,BecomeaMoreProductiveWriter. 2.Kepner&Tregoe, TheNewRationalManager. 3.GaryKlein, ThePowerofIntuition. Sharethispage ←HowIdentifyingThreeGoodThingsEachDayMakesYourLifeBetter DistinguishingFeelingOverloadedfromFeelingOverwhelmed→ 0Comments SubmitaCommentCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked*Comment*Name* Email* Website Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowserforthenexttimeIcomment. SubmitComment Δ Signuptogetanewarticleeveryweek! BrowseByCategory Categories AValueOrientation ActingonPriorities BestPractices Book&ProductRecommendations CommunicationsSkills CourseCorrection Creativity DecisionMaking FollowingThrough GoalSetting Habits NewYear's ThinkingTips ThinkingTools Uncategorized UnderstandingEmotions Youarenotcurrentlyloggedin.UsernameorEmailAddress:Password:RememberMe»Register»LostyourPassword? Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube PoweredbyWishListMember-MembershipSoftware

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